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D-Index
55
Citations
9301
World Ranking
461
National Ranking
163

Mark C. Thurmond publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark C. Thurmond sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 183 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Mark C. Thurmond D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark C. Thurmond sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mark C. Thurmond is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans several fields of study, predominantly within chemistry and agricultural sciences.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, Thurmond has contributed to subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

The research topics they have engaged with include:

  • Peanut Plant Research Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Coconut Research and Applications

Their recent publication is titled "Predicting below and above-ground peanut biomass and maturity using multi-target regression", published in 2024 in the journal Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. This work has attracted citations and relates to agricultural applications of predictive modeling.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thurmond include:

  • Maílson Freire de Oliveira
  • Franciele Morlin Carneiro
  • Brenda V. Ortiz
  • L P Oliveira
  • Yin Bao

Thurmond has published primarily in the venue Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, reflecting a focus on integrating computational methods with agricultural science.

Best Publications

  • Congenital Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle and associated calfhood mortality.

    Julie Paré;Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Detection of Serum Antibody Responses in Cattle with Natural or Experimental Neospora Infections

    Patricia A Conrad;K. Sverlow;Mark L Anderson;Joan D Rowe

  • Evaluation of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis infection of dairy cows attributable to infection status of the dam

    Sharif S Aly;Mark C Thurmond

  • Effect of congenitally acquired Neospora caninum infection on risk of abortion and subsequent abortions in dairy cattle.

    Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Neospora caninum antibodies in cows during pregnancy as a predictor of congenital infection and abortion.

    Julie Pare;Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Evaluation of abortions in cattle attributable to neosporosis in selected dairy herds in California.

    Mark L Anderson;C. W. Palmer;Mark Thurmond;J. P. Picanso

  • An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Serological Diagnosis of Neospora Sp. Infection in Cattle:

    Julie Paré;Sharon K. Hietala;Mark C. Thurmond

  • Interpretation of an indirect fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of Neospora sp. infection in cattle.

    Julie Paré;Sharon K. Hietala;Mark C. Thurmond

  • Herd-Based Diagnosis of Neospora Caninum-Induced Endemic and Epidemic Abortion in Cows and Evidence for Congenital and Postnatal Transmission

    Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala;Patricia C. Blanchard

  • Cross-sectional study of gastric ulcers of the squamous mucosa in thoroughbred racehorses.

    N. J. Vatistas;J. R. Snyder;G. Carlson;B. Johnson

  • Description of an epidemic simulation model for use in evaluating strategies to control an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

    Thomas W. Bates;Mark C. Thurmond;Tim E. Carpenter

  • Postnatal Neospora caninum transmission and transient serologic responses in two dairies

    S. K. Hietala;Mark Thurmond

  • Multiple site electromyography recordings of uterine activity following an intrauterine bacterial challenge in mares susceptible and resistant to chronic uterine infection.

    M. H.T. Troedsson;Irwin Liu;M. Ing;John Pascoe

  • Effect of Neospora caninum infection on milk production in first-lactation dairy cows.

    Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Culling associated with Neospora caninum infection in dairy cows.

    Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Direct and indirect contact rates among beef, dairy, goat, sheep, and swine herds in three California counties, with reference to control of potential foot-and-mouth disease transmission.

    Thomas W. Bates;Mark C. Thurmond;Tim E. Carpenter

  • Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum and abortion in dairy cows in northern Spain

    R. C. Mainar-Jaime;Mark Thurmond;B. Berzal-Herranz;S. K. Hietala

  • An invasive spirochaete associated with interdigital papillomatosis of dairy cattle.

    DH Read;RL Walker;AE Castro;JP Sundberg

  • Comparison of ketosis, clinical mastitis, somatic cell count, and reproductive performance between free stall and tie stall barns in Norwegian dairy herds with automatic feeding.

    J. P. Valde;D. W. Hird;Mark Thurmond;O. Østerås

  • Pooled-sample testing as a herd-screening tool for detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus persistently infected cattle.

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Wesley O. Johnson;Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Quantification, risk factors, and health impact of natural congenital infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus in dairy calves.

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Sharon K. Hietala;Mark C. Thurmond;Wesley O. Johnson

  • Considerations for use of descriptive epidemiology to investigate fetal loss in dairy cows.

    Mark Thurmond;J. P. Picanso;C. M. Jameson

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon K. Hietala
Sharon K. Hietala University of California, Davis
Andres M Perez
Andres M Perez University of Minnesota
Tim E. Carpenter
Tim E. Carpenter University of California, Davis
Charles E. Franti
Charles E. Franti University of California, Davis
Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi
Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi University of Minnesota
Wesley O. Johnson
Wesley O. Johnson University of California, Irvine
Hsinchun Chen
Hsinchun Chen University of Arizona
Mark L Anderson
Mark L Anderson University of California, Davis
Daniel Zeng
Daniel Zeng Chinese Academy of Sciences
David W. Hird
David W. Hird University of California, Davis

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